Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Study: Only 28 Percent of Neighborhoods Affordable | Transportation Nation: "In the typical definition of housing affordability, your rent or mortgage would be a third, or less, of your income. And by that standard, some 76 percent of neighborhoods are affordable. But when you add in transportation costs, the results are jarring: fewer than a third of American neighborhoods — just 28 percent — are affordable."

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Simply Pastor Matt: "Last year during Lent, I chose to fast from non-emergency solo driving. I live close to work and a grocery store/pharmacy and it’s sheer sloth that prompts me to drive this ridiculously short distance. I set these ground rules for myself during Lent 2011:"

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Our alliance represents a wide spectrum of business and community interests, but we all agree that transit options are vital to the future of our community.

As business and community leaders, we understand the need to invest tax dollars wisely, and we firmly believe that improving our mass transit infrastructure would be a smart and much needed investment in the prosperity of our community.

The development of mass transit options in a community positively impacts energy consumption, the environment and public health (through decreased traffic crashes and vehicle pollution as well as increased physical activity).

Monday, February 6, 2012

Sustainable Development Makes Housing Affordable - Environment - GOOD: "Transportation costs don’t only bust the budgets of low-income households. As the price of gas rises, working- and middle-class families can find themselves in what the New America Foundation calls “the energy trap” — stuck with the high costs of car ownership and fuel. It’s a particular problem for families that have moved out to the exurbs in search of more affordable housing without considering how much more they’ll have to pay to reach their jobs or their grocery store.
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